Vote Result: The Brothers Gracchi
Added 2016-03-08 20:26:58 +0000 UTCWe've had some close votes before, but this was truly the closest vote we've ever seen. It came down to exactly ONE vote to break the tie and see the Brothers Gracchi surge from second place to first at the closing minutes of the poll. Heck, even 3rd/4th place was decided by a difference of three votes!
Link: http://freeonlinesurveys.com/p/VoIP4JEk?qid=799692
Schedule: Suleiman the Magnificent --> Early Christian Heresies --> The First Opium War --> The Brothers Gracchi
How fitting is it that a series about voting and politics was itself decided by a single person's ballot? Just goes to show you that every vote counts!
Comments
Wow, I ended up choosing the Brothers Gracchi over Catherine after serious consideration. It's cool to see how these things play out!
Aaron Strom
2016-03-24 15:00:26 +0000 UTCI wonder if there is a way to do instant run off voting instead of first past the post?
Andrew Nichols
2016-03-15 17:25:42 +0000 UTCI still can't believe it came down to just one vote. But hey, Catherine can make her comeback someday! ...without Rasputin's help. ;)
Extra History
2016-03-10 21:04:52 +0000 UTCWell, the Jacobites will come back at least twice, once in the last place vote and once in the Patreon do-over. So they are not finished with their uprising!
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2016-03-10 18:10:31 +0000 UTCOne day...the Jacobites will succeed in an uprising. Even if it's just a topic vote!! Seriously surprised about Cathy not getting it though, thought she had it locked when I voted.
The Cayute
2016-03-10 17:22:58 +0000 UTCIt's fascinating how more upsetting it is to lose by single vote compare to last time. Oh well, should include "Rasputin" somewhere in a title for next vote along with Catherine, 100% votes guarantied, even if they have nothing to do with each other.
Victor Pozdniakov
2016-03-10 14:41:23 +0000 UTCThis is gonna be a good one!
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2016-03-10 03:58:08 +0000 UTCEvery vote matters!
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2016-03-10 03:58:00 +0000 UTCMe too. <3
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2016-03-10 03:57:52 +0000 UTCSO CLOSE!
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2016-03-09 23:38:22 +0000 UTCConsidering this series will come out in August-September of 2016, it's going to be very timely for American politics!
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2016-03-09 23:38:15 +0000 UTCWell, there's certainly more to her than that... but perhaps another day!
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2016-03-09 23:37:47 +0000 UTCI mean, if I were her, I would demand a re-count too. Those Gracchi brothers don't seem very trustworthy...
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2016-03-09 23:37:32 +0000 UTCTopics that don't win are always eligible to come back! And we also hold special votes where the most recent 4th place topics all get a chance to do it again.
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2016-03-09 23:37:11 +0000 UTCJames probably knows these stories already, but since I don't, I'm looking forward to hearing them!
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2016-03-09 23:36:26 +0000 UTCSir Francis Drake is too much fun for him not to appear again at some time. :)
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2016-03-09 23:36:10 +0000 UTCWe did talk about having a poll that was only women, and it's something we may do in the future if the women we're adding as voting options aren't winning. Catherine the Great actually came back two months in a row (she was featured last month alongside Queen Elizabeth I) because we were so interested in doing a series about her, and she *nearly* got it this time! But yeah, for now it remains an option we're considering, but haven't turned to yet - and in the meantime ladies will keep appearing alongside other topics in the votes!
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2016-03-09 23:35:37 +0000 UTCI had to stop watching. I love seeing how the votes turn out but this one was too tense for me! I loved them all.
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2016-03-09 23:24:53 +0000 UTCSomeday, yes! She's been in two votes in a row so far, however, so she may take some time to rest and plan her strategy for the next vote she's part of.
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2016-03-09 23:24:29 +0000 UTCWe can't really call it a tie (since that would just mean you all get NO vote for the next series) but Catherine the Great is not gone forever. She will be back in anohter vote someday!
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2016-03-09 23:24:06 +0000 UTCOh no! I blame the Gracchi. They probably bribed someone to intercept your emails!
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2016-03-09 23:23:25 +0000 UTCAt least we recently got Mary Seacole. Ada Lovelace is on my list of people and things to nominate, actually. (Quite high up, I think third down on the list..)
Stephen
2016-03-09 21:57:55 +0000 UTCAt least we recently got Mary Seacole...
Stephen
2016-03-09 21:57:55 +0000 UTCYou want to know what's infuriating about that? I didn't get the email about the new vote on time and missed it by a few hours... and Id've voted for Catherine! :s
Dana Staab
2016-03-09 11:52:34 +0000 UTCThe want for knowledge is real. I love this community.
Aaron hutchinson
2016-03-09 10:12:53 +0000 UTCI think Elizabeth I would be a good topic, or Mary Queen of Scots.
Aaron hutchinson
2016-03-09 10:11:40 +0000 UTCONE vote. o_o
Tiberia Prima
2016-03-09 06:05:26 +0000 UTCYay Gracchi !
Matt Lakits doesn't have the mental energy to update their Patreon name anymore, but still listens to every episode avidly!
2016-03-09 02:55:53 +0000 UTCMy vote mattered!
Avery
2016-03-09 00:59:30 +0000 UTCWow, How Democracy Fall Apart wins by one vote against Catherine the Great on, wait for it, International Women's Day. Maybe we should just call it a tie this time and have one after the other. If one topic only lost by one vote then it means the interest if definitely there. If not though my next vote is going to Catherine the Great and only Catherine the Great next time... unless War of the Triple Alliance is a choice.
Thomas Keenan
2016-03-08 23:43:06 +0000 UTCDang it. Will Catherine the Great be nominated again?
Nicole Barovic
2016-03-08 23:31:45 +0000 UTCYes! I want an Ada Lovelace episode.
GooGhoul
2016-03-08 22:24:15 +0000 UTCI would love to see that myself, maybe Catherine the Great, Maria Theresa, and maybe the first Hojo woman Shogun (Sorry, can't think of her name off the top of my head) to show off three women who defied their typical roles, and made the country better for it. That said, just remember when looking at most history of Europe, women had incredible power inside of the family, and thus controlled the fate and lineage of empires.
Alan Haskayne
2016-03-08 21:42:43 +0000 UTCSuch a fitting result that they won a tense election by a single vote, considering the parallels the Gracchi share with current state of US politics and this will probably air in August/September in time for the US general elections. This has been the most interesting Extra History poll to watch. Catherine was about 10 votes ahead on Saturday, then Gracchi were 18 votes ahead on Sunday. Throughout Monday, Catherine and the Gracchi were jockeying for front-runner, constantly flipping and never more than 3 votes apart.
Marco Honrade
2016-03-08 21:29:59 +0000 UTCSo I hate to always be THAT girl, but would it be possible to sometime have a poll with only women in it to guarantee a woman-centric episode. I love your show but it's SO hard to get attention for women in history. Even in shows that try to be progressive women take a back seat because SO much less is written about women and one of the things I love about EH is how in depth you will go to uncover history. I'd love to see more ladies get this treatment.
Zoe Alleyne
2016-03-08 21:06:37 +0000 UTCSweet. BTW, as someone who did a bunch of research into the Gracchi brothers, I'd like to recommend, in addition to Appian's account, Plutarch's account which has an incredibly dramatic account of the last day in the life of Tiberius Gracchus. The toenail detail specifically was what inspired me to write a paper about that day.
Steven Attewell
2016-03-08 20:50:34 +0000 UTCGAH so close, Catherine, so close!! I'm looking forward to supporting her and Francis Drake in the next poll though. (Of course as usual, I want to see it all... question of voting for what I want to see FIRST at this point really)
FizzPlease
2016-03-08 20:49:59 +0000 UTCI'm so excited! The Gracchi brothers are a perfect mirror for what's happening in American politics in the early 21st century. This is exactly what we need to see, I can't wait!
Trevor Sullivan
2016-03-08 20:46:47 +0000 UTCMy favorite was Sir Francis Drake, but oh well, they're all looking good. Will the 2nd place show up in a future vote?
Mikkel Kaas
2016-03-08 20:37:51 +0000 UTCNonono. If this truly mirrored western democracy, Catherine the Great would be raising hell demanding a re-count. I'm rather pleased though... :)
Porcupine
2016-03-08 20:33:34 +0000 UTCAwww! I wanted to learn about big boob lady from civ 5. :D. A very close result indeed though.
Ki-Young Joannes Jang
2016-03-08 20:33:23 +0000 UTCThat is the most fantastic result I have ever seen.
Tyler Henderson
2016-03-08 20:28:57 +0000 UTC
